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Gunmen shot dead an auto technician as he chatted with a woman in his car in Diobu Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The mechanic and his female company were still in the vehicle, about three gunmen arrived at the scene, shot him in the head and fled,” …

Two children of the same parents have been brought before a Kwara State Magistrates’ Court for the alleged murder of their uncle in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. “The two suspects conspired to attack their 54-year-old uncle who attempted to mediate in a misunderstanding between them and …

A 15-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his grandmother in Gbonasua, in the Jaman South municipality of Ghana’s Bono region. “The teenager hit the 70-year-old woman on the head with a club,” accoording to reports. “The boy single-handedly dragged the life­less body of the grandmother into a backyard …

Unknown assailants have killed a nurse after a heated confrontation in the West Mamprusi Municipality in Ghana, according to reports. “The deceased has been beaten to pulp and dumped near the Walewale cemetery,” according to reports. “The deceased was found lying motionless around 7 pm,” an eyewitness said. His body …

A woman is actively sought in and around Libreville for complicity in the manufacture of counterfeit money, following the arrest of a Gabonese gravedigger and an Equato-Guinean. The facts date back to September 2023, when the Gabonese authorities caught a network of counterfeiters operating in the region. The new BEAC …

A social media influencer has been sentenced to two years for insulting President João Lourenço on TikTok in Angola, according to reports. “The suspect accused the president on her TikTok account of anarchy and disorganisation”, according to reports. She also blamed the president for the lack of schools, housing and …

A 20-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing a commercial motorcycle rider before stealing his motorcycle in the Shabalile area of Mokwa, Niger, according to reports. “The suspect boarded the motorcycle to Eppa village and while on their way, he stopped the rider and macheted him to death,” according …

A 13-year-old boy pleaded guilty on Tuesday October 3 in Sheffield, northern England, admitting to having killed a 60-year-old woman last April by hitting her while he was driving the victim’s car. The sixty-year-old woman was discovered dead in front of her home on April 5, visibly hit by her …

A 35-year-old cardiologist is targeted by 51 different charges in Denver (Colorado), suspected of having drugged then sexually assaulted or raped numerous women met on dating applications, reports ABC News. At a court hearing on Friday October 6, he pleaded not guilty. The 30-year-old was arrested last March, targeted by …

The death toll from Sunday’s landslide in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé has risen to 30, with 17 others injured, says the country’s interior minister, who was on site to assess the damage, local media reported. Several homes in Mbankolo, an impoverished neighbourhood, were reduced to rubble following heavy rains. There are …